So here are a couple of before and after pics.
The first would be one of the pics I took right after we closed. The PO had a ripped and dirty screened in porch, the funky screen door, and a porch floor which was covered in decorative stone work. (Later I removed that flooring and was surprised to find the original floor in decent shape).
The first thing I did was to remove the slightly damaged porch facia to expose the rafter tails, which were in good condition. Then I cut out the screen and removed the funky 1 x 2 framing and screen door, as well as mismatched framing on the left.
Since the house has a huge screened in porch in back, we decided we wanted a more open and inviting front porch. After reframing to give the porch columns a more substantial appearance, I took 1x 4 and 1x 6 and experimented with some porch deco.
Tools: A regular saw and a 3 1/4 hole saw. I cut half holes in the wood pieces, and tried different ways and angles and spacings to see what looked best.
I ended up using the 1x4 with the half hole, placed at an angle. Later I may make more substantial looking ones out of 2 x 4, but for now its just a simple and basic appearance.
Homemade porch corbels
- Nicholas
- Shakes a cane at new house owners
- Posts: 578
- Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:23 am
- Location: The Winter Strawberry Capitol of the World
Homemade porch corbels
- Attachments
-
- porchb4.jpg (109.6 KiB) Viewed 2414 times
-
- Porch2.jpg (150.51 KiB) Viewed 2414 times
-
- porch3.jpg (132.26 KiB) Viewed 2414 times
1915 Frame Vernacular Bungalow
"If it ain't leanin' or a little crooked then it ain't got character" - local resident
The BumbleBee House
"If it ain't leanin' or a little crooked then it ain't got character" - local resident
The BumbleBee House
Re: Homemade porch corbels
That really looks great! What an improvement and very inviting, just as you wanted. I love the detail that looks much more complex than you described, nice touch.
Etta says "WOOF"
- Nicholas
- Shakes a cane at new house owners
- Posts: 578
- Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:23 am
- Location: The Winter Strawberry Capitol of the World
Re: Homemade porch corbels
Thanks SkipW, it was a simple solution, not too big and and just enough, inexpensive.
1915 Frame Vernacular Bungalow
"If it ain't leanin' or a little crooked then it ain't got character" - local resident
The BumbleBee House
"If it ain't leanin' or a little crooked then it ain't got character" - local resident
The BumbleBee House
-
- Shakes a cane at new house owners
- Posts: 544
- Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2015 8:33 pm
- Location: Elyria Ohio
- Contact:
Re: Homemade porch corbels
Much inmproved for just a little cost and effort. Looks great compared to the before pic.
- Neighmond
- Moderator
- Posts: 1070
- Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:15 pm
- Location: Rural Emmet County Iowa
- Contact:
Re: Homemade porch corbels
It really does make the porch!